Yo, yo, yo, what's up? Welcome to the program. It's the Victor World Show. Good morning, and happy Thursday. Ah, one step closer to the weekend and sleeping in. Eh. If you got to sleep in recently, congratulations. Haven't had a lot of that going on in my life. It's endless cleaning and carpet shampooing. Uh, carpet shampooing gets old kinda quick. I don't know if you've done it recently, but... Yeah, y- you know, at first it's a bit satisfying. You're like, "All right, things are looking good." But it just takes forever and keeps going and going. Um, sorry, I shouldn't complain. You know, at, at least, uh, I'm able to clean the carpet, I guess. I had a pretty good day yesterday. Shout out again to Ben and Mason from the Advocates Injury Attorneys, stopping by unexpectedly to give me a Christmas present, an awesome Fender Telecaster guitar. I was completely blown away. The thing rips, completely sweet, and, uh, I just can't thank those guys enough. Uh, probably the nicest gift I've ever received. They're the best. You know, as the road conditions start getting worse, if somebody traveling a little, little bit too fast for conditions or not paying attention on the road, uh, injures you or a friend or loved one, make sure to call up the Advocates. Get that legal stuff dealt with. You don't wanna deal with i- uh, all of that crap, all right? Taking on insurance companies, this and that. Let the pros do it for you, and they're the best. They're the best. So, yeah, we're off to a decent start this morning. Weather's better than it was yesterday, uh, but still be a little bit cautious. There are some slick areas out there and it's, uh, cold. Sucks outside, so if you don't have to go out there, don't. I wouldn't have if I didn't have to, you know, be here crack of dawn. Well, morning everybody, or afternoon, or whatever time it is if you're listening to this on demand. Thank you to everybody who's been listening to the podcast version of the show. You know, if you haven't checked it out, it's available everywhere that you can find podcasts. Spotify, YouTube, blah, blah, blah. All right. I, I just read this really annoying story online. This woman was asking if she'd be, you know, a jerk if she asked her husband to stop cooking breakfast? And I don't know what it is about this guy, but he just drives me crazy. 'Cause every day for the past 10 years, he starts the day making the exact same breakfast, a tofu scramble with various veggies on the cast iron skillet. Now, th- this isn't what she's complaining about, but to me, something about the exact same thing being cooked every single morning, that would just make me crazy. You, you ever start feeling like it's Groundhog Day? Like, there's some mornings when I'm pulling in the parking lot and I'm just like, "Oh,
didn't this just happen yesterday?" And it did just happen yesterday. But it's like, bro, mix it up a little bit. Can you have something else for breakfast? Maybe once in a while just chop up some fruit? But no, the problem she's got is that as he's gotten older, he'll walk away from it, go sit at his computer and start thinking about work for the day, and then, you know, the food starts burning. So you've just got burning tofu stinking up the house, and she's about to, you know, just completely lose her mind. Uh, yeah, tell the guy [laughs] no more. Throw his tofu in the garbage before he gets up. Be like, "Uh-uh. No." Y- you know, it's like if y- if you got a kid or a pet that just keeps doing the same thing over and over again, sometimes y- you gotta take some steps to change things up, correct the bad behavior. You know? [laughs] So, uh, yeah, I don't, I don't know why that annoyed me so much, the thought of the same breakfast every single morning. But y- y- you gotta mix up your routine or you start getting crazy. You know? Gotta throw some other things into the mix and, and break that routine up a little bit. So m- maybe she should cook some breakfast.
Cook the tofu scramble for him. Ugh, I don't know, t- does... Tofu scramble does not sound good right now. D- does that sound good to you? I... Maybe it does. Tofu ain't bad. I think it was just the trying to imagine that was every single day, every single morning. I don't know. Like I said, I like to, uh, break things up. Can't have the same routine. Uh... Oh yeah, JD wanted to hear a song. I'll probably throw that on in a minute and, uh, I'll keep digging. Hopefully there's more in the news today than drunk raccoon. That was the only thing I saw on every news source around the country yesterday. Look, drunk raccoon. Wish me luck today, people. [instrumental music] Well, I was talking with JD about the raccoon, the drunk raccoon. You know, it, it was everywhere yesterday. It was the only thing in the news.
And JD reminded me, when these things happen, there could be a conspiracy going on. What are they covering up? What else was going on? What happened to that comet spaceship? Well, it's still, um, apparently in the news. [laughs] I did some googling. 31/Atlas.
[Rock music playing]
... or is it 3I? Yeah, 3I/ATLAS. They believe it, uh, may be erupting in ice volcanoes, whatever that means. Hmm. Or, it could be a swarm of objects, a swarm of UFOs.
Gonna be making, uh, its closest approach to Earth this month as well. Yeah, uh, I don't know why that ain't showing up on my social media feed. Yes, I, I want to know about aliens. I wanna know about the, uh, impending alien invasion. [rock music playing] No, I mean most people just say it's, it, it's a comet and, uh,
probably nothing to worry about or even be that excited about. But, maybe there's something else they're hiding. Seeing another story pop up a lot in the news today, and that's about a man who swallowed a Fabergé egg. [rock music playing] Yeah, um, they believe this guy may have tried to steal it from a jewelry s- jewelry store by eating it. And apparently, they're just waiting for evidence to emerge, y- you know? They've just got an officer constantly monitoring the man. Couldn't you give him an x-ray rather than just, you know, waiting around for him to have to use the can? [laughs] And, yeah, l- the poor officer on the job. You just gotta sit there and wait for some guy to, you know, number two? That's your job? [laughs] Guess they're keeping him busy. Um, I don't know. Maybe I don't know a lot about, uh, how these things can be investigated, but, uh, you know, you, you swallow something, you go to the doctor. They, they usually can do an x-ray and see if it's there. I guess they do things different in New Zealand [laughs] than we do around here. All right, everybody, a little after 7:00. Hope morning's going good for you so far. Again, travel safely. Got some slick areas out on the roads. It's cold as crap outside. Try to stay warm. But, uh, hopefully you enjoy your day and it's a good one. And hopefully, if you're working, it goes by fast. [rock music playing] If you are a Megadeth fan with too much money on your hands [laughs], got about 950 bucks you wanna spend for a album-listening party, now you're gonna have to get yourself to, basically, Nashville, Laverne, Tennessee. 950 bucks. All right, I'm trying to think if, like, Tool or something
did this kind of event, would I wanna go? So you get to listen to the new album, early listening. Also get an acoustic performance by the band, a Megadeth master class, whatever that is, a Q&A session with the band. You get to talk with Dave Mustaine about guitars, with Gibson's CEO. Uh, photo opportunities with the band, and a catered dinner which includes Megadeth beer and House of Mustaine wine. And I guess, uh, exclusive merch. You know, I don't know if you have to buy the merch on top of the $950 thing. All right, I'm gonna click "view more details" here, 'cause I wanna know what a Megadeth master class is. All right. That would be Megadeth breaking down legendary riffs, songwriting tones and techniques, right from the stage. Um, I guess if you're a huge Megadeth fan,
it, it lasts 10 hours, which ain't too bad. I mean, a lot of people will blow that kind of money on overpriced concert tickets from s- you know, scalpers and things. So, yeah, if it was Tool, well, I mean, I couldn't afford it, but [laughs] I'd probably wanna go. So, figured I'd let you Megadeth fans know this is going down, let's see here, January 17th. So you got, you know, about a month to plan it out. Go to megadeth.com if you wanna take part in the Let There Be Shred Ultimate Megadeth Immersive Listening Event. Uh, they're putting out their final album, uh, simply titled Megadeth. So, Dave's been talking it up quite a bit. Hopefully it's pretty good. Guess we just gotta, uh, you know, wait and find out. [rock music playing] Almost to that weekend. Hope you got some fun plans. Been hearing about a lot of different things going on. You know, I was talking to JD earlier. His band, Stiff Richard, gonna be performing at the Roadhouse. Uh, looks like there are a number of events happening at The Gem as well. Looks like a potentially good weekend to get out on the town and have a good time. And like I always like to point out, one of the best places to find out things happening in the area is at our event calendar at riverbendmediagroup.com/calendar.
And if you have events, you can submit them to us as well. Local bands, you know, let us know about your shows. We like to spread the word, let people know what's happening. 'Cause getting out and having a good time is a good time, right? See if I can spot anything else going on here. I swear every time I fire up the Facebook event calendar, they've changed how it works. Like... All right, there we go. There's where you can look at this weekend. Uh, they've got, let's see here, tattoo flash events going on, the Bad Santa Bar Crawl. Could be a little bit chilly. I don't know about walking around outside, but that's just me. All right? [laughs] Yeah, maybe get out on the town and have a good time. Just don't be a, a jerk, all right? For whatever reason.
Downtown.
Lately, if I go downtown, seems like somebody's always giving me crap, and I- I just don't understand it. Why can't people just have a good time, huh? You know, be- be homies with one another? I don't know. Must- must just be something in the air as of late. Maybe the cooler weather will, uh, [laughs] calm things down a bit. You know, when you're- when you're freezing, it's kinda hard to be that frustrated. But yeah, go check out our event calendar, find out about live shows, things like that, and be sure to submit your events to us so we can spread the word. Like letting people know what's going on. I got a bunch of freak news coming up here in about 10 minutes or so. Stick around for that, and I'll be right back [rock music plays]. Have you ever ridden in a self-driving vehicle? I have not, and the technology, I think, still needs a little bit of work. They've got these robo taxis called Waymos. First heard about 'em when I was visiting Phoenix one time. I don't know if I'm gonna get in one anytime soon after this article I just read out of LA. Apparently, there was a police standoff going on. Got some, you know, gunfire going back and forth, [laughs] and this Waymo just drives right into the middle of it, just in the... Right into the crossfire. Can you imagine? You're just sitting in the back of the robo cab, "Oh, jeez, duck!" [laughs] "No!" Um, yeah, they got a chopper circling overhead and, uh, [laughs] Waymo just rolls into the eye of the storm. Um,
just something to keep in mind. [laughs] They're- they're not good at identifying every type of, you know, condition yet, and- and th- that'd be a little bit terrifying. Uh, speaking of terrifying, the Midwest, just in general, apparently Minneapolis, where some of my family lives, was briefly colder than Mars [laughs] during a recent, uh, cold snap. Holy cow. Yeah, um, let's see. I guess on Thanksgiving Day, they, uh,
were at about 27 degrees, and then, uh,
at the same time, uh,
highs were around 30 degrees on Mars. Does that mean we... It was as cold as Mars here? It's been pretty chilly.
But, uh, it's been pretty bad in the Midwest with storms, and, uh, I- I saw some photo from... I think it was Michigan, the other day where they had, uh, you know, cleared the path on the sidewalk, and there was- there was a good five feet of snow or something, just a wall of snow on the side. Ugh, I- I am not ready for winter. I just, you know, shoveled like an inch of snow the other day, complained about it relentlessly. Wasn't even difficult yet. Ugh. I guess I'll just stick with the shampooing carpets. At least it's warm inside. Uh, if you recently bought a... Let's see, one-burner tabletop stove, Ozark Trail brand from Walmart, you might wanna get rid of it. Uh, they've had more than 20 reports of explosions, so those are un- under recall. [laughs] Geez.
Sorry. If you pick one up for a homie for Christmas, might wanna take that back. Um, it looks like a handy camping item, but... As someone who's seen recent video of things burning in the woods, um, and the pain that can be endured after a fire in the woods, I think, uh, avoiding that kinda thing's probably good. You know? Just- just in my humble opinion. I also read that, uh, over in Australia, they have banned social media for children under 16.
You know, we can take it a little bit further. How about, uh, over a s- you know, certain age, social media no longer allowed? Let's cut down on, you know, fake news and AI videos that are duping the old people
or just ban social media altogether. I mean, probably be good for the- the mental wellbeing of all of us, as I'm sitting here scrolling Facebook, trying to find crap to talk about with you. Yeah, should probably close Facebook. It's not good for the mind. [rock music plays] [laughs] And speaking of shows, have you ever watched a dog show? I don't believe that I have. I- I don't know. It just doesn't sound very exciting. But apparently, the announcers are trying to make these things a little bit more fun. Fans shocked by a remark [laughs] from one of the hosts at a recent, uh, national dog show event that appeared on a live broadcast. So, you got this dog that comes out and, uh... I don't know what kinda dog it is. It's an Old English sheepdog, all right? Very long fur. You gotta feel bad for this dog. It can't see. Its fur is covering its eyes, all right? So, they bring it out. They, you know, show the dog off. It walks across the sh- the show floor, and then they, like, brush it a bit and show its face and... As you can't see the dog's eyes [laughs], one of the announcers said, "As I've said before, if the judge picks through all of that hair and finds only one eye, he's got the wrong end of the dog." [laughs]
People, "Whoa! Whoa! I love that John O'Hurley has no filter." [laughs] Huh. "#WrongEndOfTheDog, #NationalDogShow." Uh, you gotta do what you can to make some of these events more exciting. I mean, I think the news in general, you know, TV in general, any kinda boring broadcast, spice it up a bit, you know?[panting] [rock music] Have a little bit of fun. There, there'll probably be backlash for this, people calling for the guy to be fired, [chuckling] "I was just watching the dog show with my kids and I can't believe it." [laughs] Well, at least they're trying to have a little fun, the National Jo- Dog Show. And, uh, Jolene is now an online superstar, the Old English Sheepdog. [rock music] Again, I, I don't understand giving your dog this kinda haircut where it can't see. [laughs] Do you win a cash prize? I don't know, not a dog show guy.
[rock music] No, I will not do more work.
I have lots more for you.
[laughs] You already know, you already know about the pile. I already know about the pile.
I know, because I keep giving it to you.
[laughs] I know, drag me in the conference room, "Hey, how about some more work?" [laughs]
[laughs] It was pretty fun seeing you go ghost white and like, "You need to be in the conference room right now."
Y- well, yeah, I, I figured where you told me, "On air," yeah. [laughs]
Need you to come to the conference room. Kevin and Andrea are waiting.
Oh, boy. [laughs] It's like, it's not Friday. [laughs]
[laughs] Better yet, it's a Tuesday.
Yeah, right. [laughs]
Everything happens on a Tuesday.
I must have really screwed up. [laughs] Oh, man. Yeah, I, I, you, you know the pile I gotta deal with, so I almost was like, I'm just gonna track my show today and just go sit in my office all day, 'cause-
You need to be sad all day?
Yeah.
Listen to country music.
Sit around and just cry.
[laughs]
Just, [imitates crying] ah, man, those, those sad cowboys, I tell you, they're exhausting to listen to. You know, when you hear, like, a song here and there, it's no big deal. But when you do about a hundred of 'em in a row, [laughs] it's like, "Wow, these people have really terrible lives." There's so much tragedy, what is going on? And it, we're going beyond dead dog.
[laughs]
It ain't that, it ain't that stuff, my trucks broke down. [laughs]
Farm got ripped off by a gator.
Now that one was fun. [laughs] That's a quality Florida man style country song.
Poor Amos.
[laughs] Hopefully I'll find at least one more funny one. I've, I've been striking out the last 24 hours on finding-
[laughs]
... funny country songs. Could the country world have a little bit more fun and not just drinking beer? Like, just, just get weird with it. You know, we get it that you drink beer and whiskey-
[laughs]
... but get weird, go fight some gators. Come on, what about... W- we're in the Pacific Northwest, what about a guy who fights a bear? Why isn't there-
Or, or the moose pit.
Moose pit, there you go, moose pit.
I saw a video of a moose stomping the crap out of a bear the other day.
Right. [laughs]
I was like, yeah, don't mess with a moose, man.
[laughs] Ah, yeah, when, when you see those-
The way it-
... videos of people getting near moose, you're like, "You guys are crazy." I mean, it's bad enough the bison videos, or elk, or something like that, moose. Moose, man.
Terrifying, they're big.
Yeah, you see 'em in person, they're crazy. [laughs]
We need to rename the station The Moose.
The Moose.
[laughs] Imagine what we could do with The Moose. [laughs]
I wonder if there is a station named The Moose, 'cause there, there's so many stupid animal names for radio stations. Moose Radio, let's see what we got. There's gotta be... There it is, Bozeman. [laughs]
Bozeman?
Yeah, what's that g-
Is it an actual radio station with a, a K-something letter?
It, uh, well, it's... Yeah, KMMS.
Oh. [laughs]
Which is Mmuse. [laughs]
Mmuse. The Moose.
It's got... Oh, it's a rock station.
Ah, it was-
The Moose 94.7.
If it wasn't a rock station, I would've been disappointed.
[laughs] I figured it would've been a country station.
Hot AC. [laughs]
Ah, it's Town Square. I bet their playlist sucks. Uh, their, their host right now is Jesse James.
Of course.
It sounds like a country station. Okay, let's see here. We, we gotta look at their playlist.
Mm.
I bet it's classic rock.
I bet it's garbage.
Yeah, I, I mean, it, it's Town Square and Bozeman.
So, is Town Square wanting to be iHeart, so they're playing iHeart?
Yeah, I mean, it looks like they just post blogs, you know?
Yeah.
That's the, the point of their, their websites. Post, host a blog, Jesse James, come on. I am not giving you my email address to see your stupid playlist. Come on and just show me what's recently played. Oh, pop-up ads. I got... They got a movie trailer.
[laughs] Is it about a moose stomping the crap out of a bear?
[laughs] No, it looks terrible. Oh, it's a... It's like, uh, an alt station or a, uh, triple A.
Oh.
I, I guess, I'm guessing it's a triple A 'cause we got some, uh, The Revivalists, Mumford & Sons, Florence + The Machine, R.E.M., Phish.
Oh. [laughs]
They have Phish. [laughs]
[laughs] All right.
And a band called Goose. [laughs]
Goose. Goose and the Moose. [laughs]
Well, Bo- Bozeman is kind of a hipster town, I guess, [laughs] but that, that's not a rock station. I mean, 00:23:15,780 [Speaker 3] 00:23:25,639 [Speaker 0] Dude, I did go to that, uh, Billy Strings show in Bozeman, and I, I mean, that looked like a Grateful Dead crowd pretty much. [laughs] Let's go see some bluegrass, man.
And on the way home we can listen to The Moose, man. Hopefully they play Goose.
Yeah, I didn't see a single cowboy hat at this bluegrass show. Lots of tie dye. [laughs] It's like, what is going on here? Uh, all right. Well, we know there's at least one The Moose, and they, they're almost local, you know?
Mm-hmm.
Take yourself a couple hour drive to the north and hang out with the moose pit.
[laughs]
P- pretty fun. All right, what, what song you wanna hear, Jade? I, I don't wanna hear what's next, so. [laughing] Do you have any requests?
Oh, what haven't we heard for a while?
Yeah, you, you know how it is. Sometimes you look at the list and you're like, "I, I don't really like that run of songs."
Is there any Attila that's worth playing?
Pizza. [laughing]
Just one that doesn't have too many edits.
That one, uh-
Pickle.
Yeah, some of these others I don't know. So, why don't we go with pizza? We haven't heard that in a while.
Okay. [laughs]
All right, I'm hungry. Hungry for pizza! [heavy metal music] Jade Davis back in the studio here.
Had to bring my pickle into the studio.
That's your Christmas pickle.
My Christmas pickle.
Now, you know what that looks like?
Yeah [laughs], it's a pickle.
I know.
But it looks like a Christmas decoration.
I- I don't know, Jade. [laughs]
[laughs]
Oh, okay. It has feet on it.
Yeah.
'Kay.
Uh did-
I didn't realize that, I thought it was on a little, uh, just like a little stand.
[laughs]
I- I- I don't wanna-
[laughs]
Now that I see the little feet. [laughs] 'Cause I saw it from, like, the side.
Yeah.
Here, l- let me show you.
[laughs] Oh. Okay.
Now, look at it like that.
[laughs]
[laughs] Now you see what I'm talking about?
Uh-huh.
I didn't see the feet, I thought it was something else. So this is a, uh, Christmas pickle, and you said it has sour candies in it?
Yeah.
Alright.
Outside of it right now.
Oh.
I need to figure out how to- how to get it inside of the pickle.
Yeah, looks like the- the- the head pops open.
Yeah, but I-
Like Hannibal Lecter. I don't wanna break it.
[laughs] I don't either. [laughs] How do we-
Does it poop 'em out?
[laughs] I'm hoping so.
[laughs] Yeah, me too. I can't think so.
[laughs]
Oh yeah, it does. It does look like it poops 'em out. So you probably push down so it squats, and then it poops 'em out.
[laughs]
Now, I wonder if they're gonna be pickle flavored, 'cause we had- we had these the other day. The Gupper's Gummy Liquid Filled Pickle Poppers or whatever, and they didn't taste-
Those are awful.
Yep, they weren't that bad. They didn't taste like pickles.
Ah, gross.
They just tasted like, uh, gummy candy.
Yeah.
You know? And it says sweet pickle artificial flavored gummy candy. It tasted nothing like pickles, it just tasted kind of, uh, sweet. Alright.
Oh, there. Ah, there we go.
I don't know why you gotta turn the lights on.
[laughs]
You- you get it to poop?
[laughs]
Okay, you got the head open.
I got the- I got the top off.
Alright. Get those candies in there, let's watch that-
Oh, they smell horrible.
Do they? Do they smell like pickles?
No.
No? They're probably just more sweet candy.
Yeah.
If you're gonna make a pickle candy, make it taste like pickles. Come on.
[laughs]
Come on now.
I can't wait to get this thing full and then... What's going on over there?
Oh, that's my alarm. You know how I got all these tasks I gotta do around here?
Mm-hmm.
Gotta have reminders sometimes. Send in this report, please don't miss the TPS reports, blah-blah-blah-blah-blah.
[laughs]
So, lots of reminders for this guy.
Alright, you gotta- you gotta twist the top back on.
Okay.
Let's- let's see if it works.
Oh, yeah.
[laughs]
It pooped right in my hand.
[laughs] It pooped it out.
It's just a pickle, everybody.
[laughs]
[laughs] Alright. And they look like, I guess they're kinda look like pickles.
Oh, it puts two out at a time.
Yeah, it- it- it gave me two as well.
Alright.
Alright, let's-
Cheers to this s- soured pickle.
Alright, let's try it.
It tastes like a, one of those old candies, a Runt.
It does taste like a Runt, yeah. It tastes nothing like a pickle.
Nope.
Another pickled disappointment.
[laughs]
I'm gonna put the second one back in there and go give it to Josh.
Yeah. Go- go make that pickle poop in his hand. [laughs]
[laughs] Here's your Christmas present.
[laughs] Yeah.
Keep it classy.
Yeah, they, it's like they took those banana Runts and just painted 'em green.
Yeah.
'Cause that-
Got rid of the banana flavor.
Yeah, and it's just sweet. K- kinda like a, um... What, you know, what- what are those things that you pop the head up and the, uh, the things?
Oh, like a PEZ?
PEZ!
Yeah.
Something like that. Pickle disappointment.
[laughs]
Had it. [laughs]
Is that a band name? [laughs]
Pickle Disappointment? Probably not, 'cause bands aren't very creative. [laughs]
That's true.
Alright, if anybody has any weird candy they wanna drop off, we're always down. [heavy metal music] What's happening with Peaches today?
Oh, I was just talking about some funny stuff off the air.
Yeah. Well, you know, there are, uh... How do I wanna put this? I don't know. You would think that a radio station would pay attention to the entire market, you know? There's more than Idaho Falls. If you're a radio station broadcasting o- out of Idaho Falls, you're generally hitting Pocatello and Rexburg and all the places in between.
I listened to Cannonball all the way to Rexburg last night.
Oh, good for you.
Yeah, yeah.
Very nice, Peaches, very nice. But, uh, I mean, I've met radio people over the years that, uh, they're just stuck in this, uh, Idaho Falls mentality for whatever reason, and they don't pay attention to the other cities in the market. So shout out to Pokey, shout out to Rexburg, Rigby, Blackfoot, Riley, uh-
Firth.
Firth. Uh, Shelley. Uh-
I just know when I, uh, when I delivered those pizzas with, for Pizza Madness, I would go to Pocatello, I would go to Rexburg. I would go all over the place.
Yeah. Well, that's because we have listeners all over the place, and they're all as important as one another. But some people, they- they hone in, for whatever reason, on Idaho Falls and, um, I think that's kinda silly. You know? 'Cause all of the cities around here are great and unique in their own way. So shout out to you listening wherever you're at, Menan, uh, Roberts. I don't know, there's so many little small towns, I can't remember all of 'em, you know? Sorry that I didn't remember the name of your little town.
Hey, pull out the map, you know? Just name them all.
"Let's just start naming towns!" That's a good quality radio break.
Yeah, we won't end this break until one person from each small town calls into the show.
That's right [laughs], we're never gonna shut up 'til, uh, someone from Heman better call.
[laughs]
I know it's Heman or whatever, but I call it Heman 'cause that's how it's spelled. H-E-M-A-N is Heman! Uh, yeah. Lot- lots of different places you could, uh, venture forth to as a radio station.
Why- why spell it like that?
I don't know.
It's- it's quite stupid.
It's probably someone's last name. That's generally,
you know, what things are. Um, I- I think a lot of the names of the roads around here, they're just people's last names, you know? Anderson. You ever driven down Anderson?
Oh yeah.
Yeah!Peach Street? I don't... Do we have a Peach Street around here?
I don't think so.
No Peach Avenue?
No, I think if I were to go to Georgia, I'd own everything. [laughs]
Oh, yeah. Yeah. Around here, you'd have to be, uh, Brenden Potato.
[laughs]
That should've been your radio name. Brenden Potato. [laughs]
[laughs]
All right, I just stumbled across this video on Facebook that I found it personally disturbing. I assume there will be no bad language in it, so I'm gonna share it with you. It's from a company called Cuddle Clones.
Here we go.
... express the loss. A Cuddle Clone helps you feel the presence of a pet who's no longer here, especially during the holiday season. Our custom Cuddle Clones are a handmade plush version of your pet, replicating every unique feature so you can hold your pet once more. Handcrafted with care, each Cuddle Clone captures every detail of your pet, helping-
These are stuffed recreations
of a pet that has passed away. I mean, I guess you could really scare your living pets by, you know, getting a clone of them made. But, Jade, I'm looking at the... Come around here. Come around here. This is a company called Cuddle Clones and, uh,
if your pets died, they'll make you a, a stuffed version that looks exactly like it.
And you feel their presence again during this special time of year. We understand how much your pet meant to you.
'Cause it's good during the holidays to be able to open up a box and there's Rover lookin' like a stuffed, dead version of itself, and you cuddle it.
That's why we pour our hearts and craft in these so you can fall in love with moments almost 3D like art. Using the photos you provide, we create-
I mean, what do you think? [laughs]
[laughs]
Christmas.
[laughs] Chris- Christmas is coming, Jade.
Um, [smacks lips] uh, so many questions. So they clone it. Do they, like, clone the, the real skin or just make a, a fake, fluffy thing out of it that looks like it?
I think it's a fake, fluffy thing that looks like it, but-
That's weak sauce.
... they're, they're fairly, [laughs] fairly close 'cause they showed one next to a- another one.
I've, I've heard of people, like, taxidermy and stuffing their dead critters and just putting 'em on the couch.
Yeah, see, I, I couldn't do that. That would be, you know, too weird, but this is still weird. Like, they showed a kid opening a box, and, you know, it was a big box 'cause it was a big dog. And every single one of these-
Like a Great Dane [laughs]
[laughs] Yeah.
Like refrigerator box.
Yeah, and every one of these people, they just start crying in the video, and it's like, "Well, yeah. Exactly." It's horrifying. [laughs] That's why they're cry- "Oh, oh, oh. What happened? You stuffed my dog." 'Cause taxidermied animal-
You're gonna get a Mia for Christmas. [laughs]
[laughs] Oh, jeez.
[laughs]
All sketchy looking. Tail's gotta be sticking up at a crooked angle. [laughs]
[laughs]
Bark. [laughs]
Can you put a little noise maker in it that sounds like him? [laughs]
Yeah, they gotta be able to make their annoying yowl or bark.
Ugh.
Your pet with precision and love, every Cuddle Clone is a huggable, one-of-a-kind creation.
You send 'em photos and it says they're huggable.
It brings your pet's unique charm back to life, offering a sense of peace and comfort.
Dude, they look like stuffed animals. Like, not stuffed animals, but stuffed animals. Look at this lady with her dog right here.
Start by uploading a few photos of yourself and our skilled artists will capture the design creation that brings your pet's unique charm back to life.
Oh.
Dude. [laughs]
Oh, my God. [laughs]
Cuddling your pet with extra creative control.
Look at that one. They're creepy, dude.
Creating your Cuddle Clone is simple and heartwarming. Start by uploading a few photos of yourself and our skilled artists will capture the design creation that brings your pet's distinct features are 100% accurate.
They're really creepy. You just upload a whole bunch of different photos,
and they make you a stuffed version of your dead animal.
Can you do that with a human? [laughs]
[laughs]
Your pet's comfort zone is fully personalized and the custom Cuddle Clone provides extra warmth and comfort to keep your pet's memory alive during the holiday season.
I wonder what they charge for these. [laughs]
Is there a size limit? [laughs]
[laughs] They, like, they come in a bag that's sealed.
You killed Fluffy! [laughs]
[laughs] There's this guy hugging his dog and crying.
He looked about Peach's age. Oh, you can put a little Santa hat on. Okay, and there, there they had two of the stuffed versions in front of two live dogs. And the two live dogs in the background looked just as disturbed as I am.
I know. That's what I was about to go to. Can you get one made of your current animal?
Yeah, for sure.
So it's like looking in the mirror.
Just to give 'em the creeps.
We know how much this Cuddle Clone will mean to you and we understand if you're getting it just for decoration.
Can we get a stuffed Victor?
If for any reason your Cuddle Clone isn't perfect, we'll ship it right back to you.
Put you on the other side of the board here. You can look at yourself.
Yeah, what if we just sent 'em pictures of me and be like, "This is my pet." All right? [laughs] My pet person.
10,000 owners have trusted us to bring their beloved animal back to life with our services. In part one, we'll look at the state of the art technology they found comfort in-
Dude, they've sold 10,000 of these. I gotta see how much they cost, dude. I
bet... Okay, for the original... Oh, wait. I got a mystery offer.
Ooh.
I could make a present and see what kind of discount I get. No, dude, I'm not gonna give you my information. How old's your pet?
[laughs]
What's its name? All right, the original is on sale right now for the bargain price of $199. Now-
That's not a bad deal, actually.
Oh, dude. Dude. Okay, they have the custom plush pet ornament. You can get their head and hang it from the Christmas tree. [laughs]
[laughs]
Cuddleclones.com. A tree topper? You put their head on top of the tree? [laughs]
They spike it on there. [laughs]
[laughs] What?
Like Vlad the Impaler.
Dude, they got slippers, they got bobble heads, [laughs] and they got the golf club head cover. So you put your pet's-
Can you get a mic cover? [laughs]
Yeah, we need new mic muffs here.[laughs] I need one that looks like Dim, please. I wanna talk right into his little face. [laughs] The golf club cover might work. [laughs]
[laughs]
Oh, you can get 10% off [laughs].
[laughs]
Send them your email address and your pet's name. [laughs] Hey, but some of the money goes towards supporting shelter animals.
All right, well-
[laughs]
[laughs] I can't, I can't, I just can't even-
I know. [laughs]
[laughs] I am too much of a terrible human to be trying to talk about this right now.
I know. Uh, well, if you wanna start customizing your own pet head ornament [laughs], your dead animal to hang from the Christmas tree, cuddleclones.com, powering the Victor Wiltz Show today. [laughs] Can you reach out to them for an endorsement? [laughs]
I'll just make videos crying.
[laughs]
[laughs] Mia's back! Looking like the Pet Cemetery cat. Wow. That's pretty funny stuff, dude.
[laughs]
So, yeah, if you've been looking for that perfect gift for the holidays, Christmas is coming [laughs], you know, grab them-
What's their turnaround time?
That's a good question.
Uh, could they, could they get it to you by Christmas?
I would hope so. You know, they shouldn't be advertising if they can't get them by Christmas, right now. Wait, new Christmas movie pajamas. Just pictures of your dead animals on them? [laughs]
I, I guess?
Oh, now a limited time 60% off if you give us your pet's name and your email address-
Oh, they're really-
... within a minute and a half. [laughs] Please, tell us your pet's name. [laughs]
[laughs]
Jewelry, they've got it all, Jay. They've got, they've got everything. Custom clothing, pajamas, custom pet face socks, a stocking, blanket. Now, if it's a blanket, is it kinda like, you know, the bear rug we used to have here?
Oh. [laughs] The size of your-
Like a skinned pet with just the head on one end? [laughs] Oh, a pillow. [laughs] Uh, well, anyway, just trying to help people out with that Christmas shopping. Have you done any Christmas shopping?
No. [laughs]
Uh, I've done the tiniest bit. And I'm, I'm like, "This ain't good. We're running out of time here." [laughs]
[laughs]
'Cause Christmas is basically, uh, being celebrated next week at my house.
Oh.
I think I might have to end up at the mall, see if they got some Cuddle Clones. [laughs]
[laughs]
Up for grabs. [laughs] All right, everybody. Merry Christmas. [instrumental music plays] Thank you again for tuning into the Victor Wiltz Show. This program's a production of Riverbend Media Group. To contact the show or for more information, hit us up at riverbendmediagroup.com.